I have to put my dog down today

[xmas74]

She ran out of the house and in front of a car yesterday. She's not a small dog and made a big thump as the car just kept driving on-they didn't even slow down. Yesterday she seemed fine. Today she will not stand and will not use the bathroom. I can't afford to do very much for her so I have the feeling that I will have to put her down. I guess I'll find out at 10 am.

[LynzM]

1. xmas, I'm so sorry

:hug: Good luck to you, and to her.

[xmas74]

5. Thank you.

I don't know what's wrong w/ her right now. I guess I'll find out.

[GOPisEvil]

2. Oh, how sad.

:( I'm sorry to hear that.

[xmas74]

8. She is really bad about running out whenever the door opens.

I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. The worst part is that it's not really my dog-it's my daughters. She's at her first day of summer school right now and doesn't know that the dog is going to the vet today.

[GOPisEvil]

12. Oh, I really feel bad for her.

Sigh. :hug:

[xmas74]

32. She'll be ok in the long run.

We all know that is part of having a pet-learning about death. Sooner or later it will happen to every living creature. She has to learn that. Right now she is convinced that death is funny (ala cartoon death) and that they come right back. Sad way for her to learn it but at least it's a natural way.

[Shell Beau]

3. Oh no! I hope not. I hope that the vet

will be able to help out without having to use that option. I can't believe drivers that won't stop to check out the dog. What an absolute asshole. That really pisses me off. Piece of shit is what he/she is. :grr: I hope all works out! :hug:

[xmas74]

9. I hope so too.

Four other cars stopped immediately and got out to check on her. That car kept driving. I called the police. There's not alot that they can do but someone "accidently" slipped me the owners info from the license plate. I plan on paying them a visit. They were speeding in an area with alot of children playing. It could have been a kid instead.

[Shell Beau]

27. You are exactly right. It is a good thing

it wasn't a kid. But I am sad that it was your dog. Be careful when you visit them (take someone with you), but don't back down. I would also take the bills. You have witnesses, so it can be proven they were at fault. I know your dog probably should have been leashed, but they were speeding and they didn't stop. They should have stopped because like you said it could've been a child. Says a lot about someone's character.

[xmas74]

33. I don't worry too much about taking someone w/ me.

I know how to handle myself. Anyone that I could take w/ me would probably make the situation worse-even some of the officers I work w/. One of them would gladly go off-duty and probably get mouthy w/ them.
I am taking the bills w/ me. I can take them to small claims court since an animal is property, if need be. They need to learn their lesson.

[Shell Beau]

34. Absolutely. Good luck with it and with your dog.

I hope all is well. :hug:

[xmas74]

47. Thank you.

[northzax]

4. aw, that sucks

I'm sorry. Remember that Doggy Heaven is remarkably similar to Rabbit Hell.

[xmas74]

11. She'd love that.

She's a beagle so you can imagine her chasing the rabbits down!

[chickenscratching]

6. oh, dear

sorry, sweetheart :hug:

[xmas74]

Thank you.

[MissHoneychurch]

7. oh no!!!!!

I am so sorry xmas!! How is your daughter dealing with it? I hope your vet finds a way to save your dog.

:hug:

[xmas74]

16. She doesn't know that Mike is going to the vet.

It's her first day of summer school-so that she can get used to going to school all day long in the fall. Actually, she's the one who let the dog run out so this will not be fun at all.

[MissHoneychurch]

24. now I hope even more that he gets better again

give her an hug from me

[xmas74]

31. Parents want her put down.

She has been having bladder problems in the past year anyways.
I will give her a hug for you. Right now, I've got my Nine Inch Nails collection in. I feel good everytime he stresses the word "fuck".

[flvegan]

10. Damn. Just damn.

I'm terribly sorry for you and for her. I hope hope hope hope the vet has something inspiring to say, and she'll be alright.

[xmas74]

18. I can't afford any big options.

I just don't have the money. So I think I already know what the option will be.

[mike_c]

13. I'm so sorry....

That's awful-- and doubly so because the person who hit her didn't even stop to see how she was. That is so wrong. I hope it turns out that she'll be OK, but if not, at least YOU'VE done the right thing. Good thoughts and positive energy coming your way....

[xmas74]

20. I would have stopped.

Like I said in a previous post, this is a residential area. The car was obviously speeding. He didn't even slow down. It could have been a kid instead.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. Shit.

:hug:

I'm sorry.

[xmas74]

21. Thank you.

I think my daughter will be getting the hamster she wanted for her birthday.

[Richardo]

15. So sorry for you and your daughter, xmas74...

:hug: :cry:

[xmas74]

22. Thanks.

[MrScorpio]

17. This is so sad

Pleas stay strong

If she must go, I'm so sorry for your loss

[xmas74]

23. Thank you.

[bertha katzenengel]

19. dear xmas74, I am so sorry

Please come back when you're able and get some more love. :hug: I am so sorry.

[xmas74]

30. Thank you.

I'll be back. This is one of the few places where I have the opportunity to speak w/ adults that don't parrot idiot phrases!

[shesemsmom]

25. I am so sorry.

Maybe the vet can help and work with you.I will keep her in my prayers and her!!! Please keep us posted!!!!

[xmas74]

36. I can't afford any other options.

[In_The_Wind]

26. I'm so sorry xmas74

our pets are a very special part of our lives :hug:

[xmas74]

37. She's nine now so maybe it's just her time.

[In_The_Wind]

51. it's still not easy

my heart goes out to both you and your daughter :grouphug:

[xmas74]

55. Thank you.

[Maddy McCall]

28. My heart is breaking for you, xmas.

I hope there's something the vet can do, that her injury isn't severe, but if it is, then I hope you realize you've done all you can.

It's a sad thing to go through. :(

[xmas74]

40. I can't afford any big options on her.

I have spent over $2500 on her in the past few years so this is it for her. She's nine so she's had a decent life. That's all I can think about right now.

[Maddy McCall]

52. And that is what matters.

She had a good life with you. Hold onto your memories. :cry:

[xmas74]

56. Thank you.

I just finished taking some more pictures of her so that my daughter can have one to hang up in her bedroom.

[Wcross]

29. I hope your Vet can help her.

I will be pulling for her. Lets hope for the best.

[xmas74]

41. Thank you.

[Patiod]

35. Beagles = escape artists

Not your daughter's fault - if a beagle wants out, it gets out. My parents are both absolutely obsessive about security and keeping the dogs inside, and their beagle escaped all the time and ran amok.

Hope all turns out okay for you and your family.

[xmas74]

43. She is quite the escape artist.

Lazy 90% of the time and the other 10%-watch out!

[Theres-a]

38. Hugs and Prayers

:hug:

[xmas74]

44. Thank you.

[xultar]

39. I'll be thinking of you!!!

[xmas74]

45. Thank you.

[ScreamingMeemie]

42. I am so sorry. BUT, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that perhaps

something is just pinched or bruised or that they will somehow be able to help. My heart goes out to you. :hug:

[xmas74]

46. Thank you.

[jukes]

48. someXs you HAVE to triage

you've done very well for this doggie, and gave her a good life. i know this hurts & i'm very sorry. i DO hope it's manageable...


all my best to a fine person.

[xmas74]

49. Thank you.

And I don't want to waste the time and resources of the vet when he is a good person who does so much for our community-many times for free. If there is little hope then I do not want to push it. I want him to focus on those who can get well, not on those who don't have much of a chance.
And she has had bladder and kidney problems this past year. It just might be her time to go.

[livetohike]

50. Hoping the news is not all bad from the vet

We had a dog that was hit by a car. He broke his shoulder - the vet said he could operate for $1000, or let him heal on his own. Ranger was nine then and we didn't want him to go under the anesthesia, so we let him heal on his own. He lived to be 16 and had no bad effects from the break.

[xmas74]

59. She has a few other medical problems

so chances are the vet will recommend for her to be put to sleep. He knows that I try but that her problems were catching up w/ her before the accident.

[Wapsie B]

53. OMG.

I am so sorry to hear that. I know how it feels to lose a dog. Our dog was a member of the family.

[xmas74]

60. It's my daughter's dog.

It will be even worse for her. This dog was at home waiting for her when she came home from the hospital so my daughter has had her around her entire life.

[Wapsie B]

66. Our dog was our son's present for his first birthday.

Luckily the vet allowed us to be in the room when she finally died. I know it affected my son who was 16 at the time.

[xmas74]

67. I'll be in the room w/ her.

I'm the only one in this family who seems to be able to handle it. The vet will have me hold her-it's what he did when I put my cat down a few years ago (too many injuries from a cat fight-she ran off and got into a fight. I couldn't find her for three days. When I found her she had been torn up pretty badly and was in kidney failure from the infections in her bloodstream). So at least I know the routine.
I dug out a place in the backyard for her early this morning before my daughter woke up. Everything is ready. I would have preferred to cremate her but I just don't have the money right now. At least she has a little spot under a tree waiting for her.

[Wapsie B]

72. My heart goes out to you and your daughter.

For me I just tried to remember the good times we had with our dog. And to know that like a person she was suffering. It's hard to lose them but even worse I think to see them hurting like that.

[xmas74]

73. The pain is worse.

[Wapsie B]

74. Yes it is.

On the farm we buried our dogs when they died. I still remember Tippy, my first dog.

[ProfessorGAC]

54. So Sorry

That's a drag.
The Professor

[xmas74]

62. Thank you.

[SnohoDem]

57. God I'm sorry.

I know how much it hurts. My little dog died late last year and I still miss him terribly.

[xmas74]

63. My daughter will miss her even more.

But she had a good life. She was rescued from an abusive home and has been lazy and content ever since. So she has lived well.

[SKKY]

58. I hope it turns out well for you...

...if you had a paypal account I'd donate $10 if it would help. Being in the military, I can't exactly afford much more, but I'd do what I can.

[xmas74]

64. It's her time.

If you want to donate to someone donate the $10 to the Humane Society. She was originally found stuck in a barb wire fence-that's how I got her in the first place. She has had a good life w/ me. Donate it to them so that they can help other animals.
I'm taking her food, her toys and her pull-ups (yes,she has had to wear pull-ups to bed for the last year-kidney and bladder problems at night) to the Humane Society along w/ her food dish so that maybe they can use them for other animals.

[Lowell]

61. I am so sorry Xmas

some of my best friends have been dogs. There is something about a trans-species bond that can't be compared to any other. I hope it is not fatal, but nine years is a good life with a kind master. Best of luck.

[xmas74]

65. Thank you.

[ET Awful]

68. I'm so sorry :(

Pet the poor girl for me and hopefully the vet will have some good news for you :(

And when you track the driver down, give him an extra kick in the nads for me.

[xmas74]

70. No problem.

I like to kick people. It makes me feel good afterward. And I'm short so the nads are easy for me to reach.

[sundog]

69. hang in there xmas

something a little similar once happened to a dog of mine

watching a pet suffer is one of the most difficult thiings to do :(

i'm sorry

:hug:

[xmas74]

71. Thank you.

Now go out there and ruin the sanctity of marriage in my absence! Oh, and I have a friend who just came out of the closet. She says that she is willing to assist.

[Kadie]

75. I am so sorry.

Sending positive thoughts to you and your dog today.

[Shell Beau]

76. Please keep us updated on the situation!

[Stockholm]

77. I am so sorry...

I have had to do that once and it has kept me from buying a new one.